Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

stature, height(noun)

(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

altitude, height(noun)

elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

"the altitude gave her a headache"

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height(Noun)

The distance from the base of something to the top.

height(Noun)

The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

height(Noun)

The highest point or maximum degree.

She's at the height of her career.

height(Noun)

an area of land at the top of a cliff.

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Height(noun)

the condition of being high; elevated position

Height(noun)

the distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature

Height(noun)

degree of latitude either north or south

Height(noun)

that which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights

Height(noun)

elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preeminence or distinction in society; prominence

Height(noun)

progress toward eminence; grade; degree

Height(noun)

utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest

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Height

Height is the measurement of vertical distance, but has two meanings in common use. It can either indicate how "tall" something is, or how "high up" it is. For example "The height of the building is 50 m" or "The height of the airplane is 10,000 m". When used to describe how high something like an airplane or mountain peak is from sea level, height is more often called altitude. Height is measured along the vertical axis between a specified point and another point.

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Height

hīt, n. the condition of being high: distance upwards: that which is elevated: a hill: elevation in rank or excellence: utmost degree.—v.t.Height′en, to make higher, to advance or improve: to make brighter or more prominent. [Corr. of highth—A.S. híehtho, héahthu—héah, high.]